Best Shadow Quagsire Raid Counters

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Shadow raid bosses can also enrage partway through the battle, and Purified Gems weaken them. These rankings leave both out, as how much each changes the fight isn't settled.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.33
2
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.34
3
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.34
4
Sceptile (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.35
5
Tangrowth (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.36
6
Zarude

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.36
7
Torterra (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.36
8
Venusaur (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.36
9
Rillaboom

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.36
10
Meowscarada

Leafage

Frenzy Plant

0.39
11
Roserade

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.39
12
Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Solar Beam

0.4
13
Decidueye

Magical Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.4
14
Tapu Bulu

Bullet Seed

Grass Knot

0.4
15
Alolan Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Solar Beam

0.41
16
Chesnaught

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.41
17
Victreebel (Shadow)

Magical Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.41
18
Sceptile

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.41
19
Meganium (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.41
20
Shaymin (Land Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.41

The top Shadow Quagsire counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Shadow Quagsire's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Shadow Quagsire?

The best counter to Shadow Quagsire is Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, followed by Chesnaught (Shadow), Shaymin (Sky Forme) and Sceptile (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chesnaught with Vine Whip and Seed Bomb+.

Shadow Quagsire weaknesses

Shadow Quagsire is a Water/Ground Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is doubly weak to Grass moves. Avoid Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire and Electric moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Grass
Resistant to (×0.625) Poison, Rock, Steel, Fire, Electric